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What You Don't Know Will Hurt You

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What You Don't Know Will Hurt You

Thursday, March 3, 2022 (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM) (CST)

Description

Jay Ryerse, Vice President of Cybersecurity Initiatives for ConnectWise, joins Pearson-Kelly Technology and Springfield Tech Council to talk about the three most impactful actions you can take to protect your business in 2022.

After his short presentation, he and Tyler Stilley, CISO, will answer some of your most pressing questions and help give insight into real-life scenarios impacting businesses in our community.

Have a Cyber Scenario You Want Input On?

Jay Ryerse and Tyler Stilley, CISO, will be using YOUR real-life questions and scenarios to demonstrate how he views, analyzes and finds solutions for cybersecurity threats. If you have a scenario you’d like his input on, submit it using the anonymous form below!

What to Expect
This event is geared towards IT leaders and cybersecurity specialists. In addition to working through real-life examples of issues Springfield businesses are facing, he’ll walk attendees through the three most overlooked and impactful actions they can take to improve their business’ cybersecurity initiatives.

Agenda

4:00 – 4:15 | Networking
4:15 – 5:00 | Cybersecurity Presentation
5:00 – 5:30 | Panel on real-life Springfield scenarios
5:30 – 6:00 | Q&A

About Jay Ryerse

Jay is the Vice President of Cybersecurity Initiatives for ConnectWise, responsible for driving cybersecurity initiatives throughout the organization, as well as providing education around managing cyber risk for businesses across the country.

Jay has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, information technology and security solutions. Before his position with ConnectWise, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for Continuum, Chief Executive Officer of CARVIR and Vice President & General Manager of IT Services at Digitel Corporation, all after selling his own MSP in 2014.

Jay is the author of Technology 101 for Business Owners and is the recipient of the 2014 MSPmentor.net Industry 250 Executives Award and was recognized Top 501 MSP’s (#201).

About Tyler Stilley

As Pearson-Kelly Technology’s Virtual Chief Information Security Officer, he works with businesses and organizations to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities. With more than 12 years in the technology industry, most of which in healthcare, he helps businesses create cyber security solutions from scratch and manage a changing technological landscape. Stilley holds, among others, CISSP, SSCP and Security+ Certifications.